In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the …, income inequality is perceived more negatively with increased perceived fairness, due to the need for unexpected policy … social mobility increases. Using data on happiness and a broad set of fairness measures from the World Values Survey, we find …

’ response to an exogenous shock of (un)happiness (i.e. the death of husband or wife). We conclude that SWB explains voting …

of happiness. We re-assess this paradox analyzing multiple rich datasets spanning many decades. Using recent data on a … happiness. Together these findings indicate a clear role for absolute income and a more limited role for relative income … comparisons in determining happiness. …

vary in religiosity between secular and ultra–orthodox. We find a significant effect of religiosity on happiness. With …

economics. We provide the first evidence of a powerful connection between happiness and risk-avoidance. Using data on 300 …. Independent longitudinal data corroborate the finding, showing that happiness is predictive of future motor vehicle accidents. Our …

happiness inequality in happiness studies.We plead for an extension of the present happiness paradigm by setting up a new …It is argued that the concept of well –being inequality cannot be properly defined without taking the referencing …

Over the past few years, there has been a steadily increasing interest on the part of economists in happiness research … happiness research is able to contribute important insights for economics. We report how the economic variables income …, unemployment and inflation affect happiness as well as how institutional factors, in particular the type of democracy and the …